At least 40 killed in a gold mine collapse in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, at least 40 people have been killed and 10 injured in a gold mine collapse in Kohistan district of Badakhshan province. The district administration said that the villagers had dug a 200-feet deep shaft along the riverbed to search for gold and when the miners were



inside, a wall collapsed. Provincial governor's spokesman said the villagers were not professional miners. He said that illegal armed men are often involved in illegal digging of natural treasures including gold, coal and other minerals.